Letter on recognition

GS/ADMN/2019                                                        Dated 18.03.2019

To

1)    The Chairman, CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

2)    The Member (Admin), CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

3)    The Member (South Zone), CBIC, North Block, New Delhi.

Sirs,

Sub: Procrastination by CBIC granting renewal of recognition to AIACEGEO leading to undesirable practices – reg.

          This Kerala Unit of the AIACEGEO, represents the 415 No of Superintendents working in the Commissionerates of Cochin, Calicut, Thiruvanathapuram, Cochin (Audit), Cochin (Appeals), Cochin Customs (Preventive) & Directorates of DRI, DGGI and NACIN.  We have submitted to the Board, the DDO Certificates for the year 2017-18 testifying to a paid up membership of 386 number of Members, through our Secretary General Shri. R. Manimohan.  Our committee is the only elected body in this unit. 

We are aware of the Board’s letter vide F. No. 12017/07/2017-Ad.IV-A dt. 12.02.2019 wherein it has been communicated clearly that promotee ACs cannot be members of the AIACEGEO as per the existing CCS (RSA) Rules.  Accordingly, the former SG of our Association, Shri. Ravi Malik who was promoted as AC in February 2017 cannot any longer use the name of this Association.  All his actions subsequent to his promotion are null and void.  The meeting convened by him without the President of this Association in May 2017 was after his promotion and hence all that he has done subsequently in the name of this Association, including a claim for its legal ownership and to get the recognition renewed in his name based on the DDO Certificates submitted by our legally elected Secretary General Shri. R. Manimohan is also null and void.  The person whom he calls the President of his camp is also an Assistant Commissioner.  Thus when the camp led by him is illegitimate and the Board should not allow them to use the name of AIACEGEO.  Administrative and disciplinary action should be taken against them for such misuse, even after the clarification by the Board vide its letter dated 12.02.2019 cited above.

It has come to our knowledge that Shri. Ravi Malik is still calling himself the Secretary General of the AIACEGEO, in defiance of the Board’s letter cited above and collecting huge funds through his appeals in his blog named cengoindia.blogspot.com.  A copy of such a communication dated 13.03.2019 is enclosed for ease of reference.

Hence, it is requested that the Board may kindly step in immediately to stop such undesirable practices of illegal collection of money by an illegitimate body.  Considering that there is only one legitimate body representing the Superintendents of Central Excise/GST at the All India Level with Shri. Sanjay Srinivasan as the President and Shri. R. Manimohan as the Secretary General and that this body has already submitted the necessary number of DDOs to prove membership of 5317 members (out of an estimated working strength of 11500 members) which is much above the 35% required under the CCS (RSA) Rules, as done in the earlier instances, renewal of recognition of the Association may be issued on the basis of these DDOs so that any further procrastination on the part of the Board is not misused by the vested interests and illegitimate bodies, for which Board should not become responsible.

We seek your immediate intervention in the matter and renewal of recognition of AIACEGEO immediately.

Encl : Call dated 13.03.2019 of Shri. Ravi Malik

           

                                                                             Yours faithfully

                                                                             ARUN ZACHARIAH.P

                                                                             GENERAL SECRETARY       

Copy to

Shri. R. Manimohan, SG, AIACEGEO.

-for information and records.